Lance Corporal Leonard John WHYMAN, L/11039, 6th  Battalion  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  killed in action, Flanders France, death assumed on or since, 30th November 1917.

3rd May 1897, born Yalding, Maidstone, Kent, son of George Edward & Harriet Lilian (Beatrice) Whyman,  Capstone Farm House, Luton, Chatham, Kent.

1911 Census - 1 Webbs Cottages, Capstone, Chatham, Kent. - Edward Whyman, head, age 38, married, farm labourer, worker, born Loose, Kent; Lilian Whyman, wife, age 39, married 19 years, 8 children, 7 still alive, born Langley, Kent; Albert Whyman, son, age 18, single, butchers assistant, worker, born Yalding, Kent; Frederick Whyman, son, age 16, single, farm labourer, worker, born Yalding, Kent; Lilian Whyman, son, age 15, single, born Yalding, Kent; Leonard Whyman, son, age 12, school, born Hunton, Kent; Annie Whyman, daughter, age 7, school, born Strood, Kent; Ronald Whyman, son, age 4, born Strood, Kent; Frank Whyman, son, age 1, born Chatham, Kent.

Enlisted Chatham, Kent, age 18 years & 4 months, height 5ft 7 inches, weight 118lbs, dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair. Resided 1 Webbs Cottages, Capstone, Luton, Kent. Formerly farm labourer.

Home, 16th September 1915 to 8th May 1917; BEF, 9th May 1917 to 19th June 1917; Home 20th June 1917 to 24th October 1917; BEF, 25th October 1917 to 30th November 1917.

16th September 1915, enlisted; 19th September 1915, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd September 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th November 1915, Chatham, whilst on active service, dirty equipment, not carrying proper spade, 7 days confined to Barracks; 1st January 1916, transferred to Machine Gun Centre; 24th April 1916, when on active service, hesitating to obey a command, 7 days confined to Barracks; 20th July 1916, re-transferred to 3rd Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th April 1917, when on active service, not complying with an order, 3 days confined to Barracks; 22nd April 1917, whilst on active service, absent from Church Parade at 9.15am, 3 days confined to Barracks; 9th May 1917, posted BEF; 24th May 1917, posted 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th June 1917, 140 Field Ambulance, wounded right elbow; 7th June 1917, 3 Casualty Clearing Station; 20th June 1917 to England, Hospital Ship Newhaven; 20th June 1917, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 20th June 1917 to 10th July 1917, War Hospital, Chichester, shell wound right upper arm; 14th August 1917, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment & appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 10th October 1917, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 25th October 1917, posted BEF; 28th October 1917, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot; 13th November 1917, joined Battalion, In the Field; 30th November 1917, posted missing.

23rd June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, G E Whyman, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent; Mother, B H L Whyman, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent; Brothers - A E Whyman, age 26, 141573, Sapper, Royal Engineers, 86, F Company, BEF France; Pte Fred Whyman, age 25, Wellbeck Aux Hospital, Aux Hospital, Worksop, Nottingham, RMLI GL1555S; R? Whyman, age 12, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent; F Whyman, age 9, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent; J C Whyman, age 4, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent; Sisters - B L Whyman, age 23, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent; A Whyman, age 15, Capstone Farm, Chatham, Kent.

Commemorated  Cambrai Memorial, Panel 8, Louverval, Nord, France.

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